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A California cab company whose driver was found 3 percent responsible for a woman’s injuries ended up with a $10.86 million excess judgment. Its insurer had refused to settle within policy limits. Now a federal judge in...

When your insurer reserves rights, you may be entitled to your own defense lawyer A reservation of rights letter can cost you your coverage through the defense your insurer is paying for. If the facts that decide your lawsuit...

State Farm asked the California Supreme Court to erase Nargizyan. The court refused. If an insurer denied your water damage claim because the leak was “continuous or repeated,” the ground shifted this year. A...

When your insurer’s delay forces you to hire a lawyer, the insurer may owe the fee You bought the policy so that a covered loss would be paid. Instead, the insurer goes quiet. Weeks pass, then months. Eventually you...